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Juniper Publishers was listed in Beall's List of potential predatory open-access publishers. [3] The company has been criticized for sending out email spam to scientists, calling for papers, [11] [12] [13] and for publishing at least one paper that violated research integrity (missing conflict of interest statement, missing informed consent by patients, and plagiarism).
The Dentist Scientist Award Program aimed to provide dentists with opportunities and incentive to pursue independent research regarding oral health. In 1986, the most extensive survey on the dental health of American adults was completed by the NIDR. This study was the first to examine oral health diseases on a large and detailed scale.
Evidence-based dentistry (EBD) is the dental part of the more general movement toward evidence-based medicine and other evidence-based practices. The pervasive access to information on the internet includes different aspects of dentistry for both the dentists and patients. This has created a need to ensure that evidence referenced to are valid ...
ICD-9-CM. 23 - 24. MeSH. D003813. [edit on Wikidata] An oral surgeon and dental assistant removing a wisdom tooth. Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and ...
Clinical investigations demonstrate that quitting smoking and making dietary changes enhance periodontal health. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Globally, 538 million people were estimated to be affected in 2015 and has been known to affect 10–15% of the population generally.
Oral medicine is concerned with clinical diagnosis and non-surgical management of non-dental pathologies affecting the orofacial region (the mouth and the lower face). Many systemic diseases have signs or symptoms that manifest in the orofacial region. Pathologically, the mouth may be affected by many cutaneous and gastrointestinal conditions.
Of the three species in the genus Trichomonas, T. tenax is the smallest, measuring only 5-14 μm long and 6-9 μm wide; specimens can be identified by their long axostyles and tails, 4 anterior flagella, and by the recurrent flagellum that raises an undulating membrane which is two thirds the length of the body.
e. Dental Public Health (DPH) is a para-clinical specialty of dentistry that deals with the prevention of oral disease and promotion of oral health. [1][2] Dental public health is involved in the assessment of key dental health needs and coming up with effective solutions to improve the dental health of populations rather than individuals.